Mississippi Code
Chapter 8 - Joint Water Management Districts
§ 51-8-23. Officers of board; duties; terms; official seal

The board of commissioners shall organize by electing one (1) of its members as chairman and another as vice chairman. It shall be the duty of the chairman to preside at all meetings of the board and to act as the chief executive officer of the board and of the district. The vice chairman shall act in the absence or disability of the chairman. Such board also shall elect and fix the compensation of secretary-treasurer who may or may not be a member of the board. It shall be the duty of the secretary-treasurer to keep all minutes and records of the board and to safely keep all funds of the district. The secretary-treasurer shall be required to execute a bond, payable to the district, in a sum and with such security as shall be fixed and approved by the board of commissioners. The terms of all officers of the board shall be for one (1) year from and after the date of election, and shall run until their respective successors are appointed and qualified.
Each board of commissioners shall adopt an official seal with which to attest the official acts and records of the board and district.

Structure Mississippi Code

Mississippi Code

Title 51 - Waters, Water Resources, Water Districts, Drainage, and Flood Control

Chapter 8 - Joint Water Management Districts

§ 51-8-3. Purpose of district

§ 51-8-5. Local government resolutions; contents

§ 51-8-7. Public hearings

§ 51-8-9. Findings required

§ 51-8-11. Publication of findings; petition for election

§ 51-8-13. Adoption of resolution creating district

§ 51-8-15. Payment of costs

§ 51-8-17. Appeals from local government findings

§ 51-8-19. District to be public corporation in perpetuity

§ 51-8-21. Board of commissioners; membership; authority; withdrawal of district member

§ 51-8-23. Officers of board; duties; terms; official seal

§ 51-8-25. Commissioners; qualifications; oath; compensation; meetings

§ 51-8-27. Rules and regulations of board

§ 51-8-29. Powers of district, generally

§ 51-8-31. Enumerated powers

§ 51-8-33. Powers of eminent domain

§ 51-8-39. Sale of bonds; interest rates; refunds; validation

§ 51-8-41. Creation and enforcement of lien; appointment of receiver

§ 51-8-45. Funds for debt service for special improvement bonds

§ 51-8-47. Rates, fees, tolls, and charges; penalties for nonpayment

§ 51-8-49. Tax exemption

§ 51-8-51. Construction contracts

§ 51-8-53. Annexation of adjacent area; services within annexed territory

§ 51-8-55. Agreements with state or federal government

§ 51-8-57. Applicability of municipal standards

§ 51-8-59. Additional statutory authority not required

§ 51-8-61. Publication and filing of annual statement; contents